Check out highlights from Heartland’s invitations to be on TV, radio, and podcasts for the month of October 2026 … so far
All the players are time-stamped so just click play to watch or listen.
James Taylor on the Tom Woods Show: Climate Alarmism, Expensive Green Energy, and America’s AI Future
Heartland Institute President James Taylor joined libertarian author and podcast host Tom Woods for a wide-ranging conversation challenging climate alarmism, exposing the costs of wind and solar energy, defending American energy production, and explaining why the United States must embrace artificial intelligence to remain competitive with China.
Heartland’s Donald Kendal on OAN: Americans Are Missing the Big Picture on Data Centers
Polls show that many Americans now oppose building new data centers. They point to strained power grids, rising utility bills, and heavy water use. Donald Kendal, director of the Glenn C. Haskins Emerging Issues Center at The Heartland Institute, appeared on One America News Network to argue that this resistance overlooks the large benefits these facilities bring to their communities and to the country.
Heartland Institute President James Taylor on OAN: Blame French Riots on Marxist Radicals, Mass Migration
The Heartland Institute President James Taylor joined One America News Network (OAN) on October 20, 2026, to discuss the escalating unrest in France and Italy, arguing that the violence is not simply the result of student protests but reflects deeper political and cultural conflicts fueled by radical Marxist movements and Europe’s immigration policies.
National Radio Show: How Heartland Helped Push Back Against ESG’s War on Dairy Farmers
Heartland’s Samantha Fillmore was on the national radio show Agriculture in America to talk about how we helped defeat “Dairy Net Zero”
Heartland’s Anthony Watts on OAN | Trump’s Russian Diesel Deal: Will It Lower Fuel Prices?
The Heartland Institute’s Senior Fellow Anthony Watts joins One America News Network (OAN) to explain why diesel prices matter to virtually every sector of the American economy—and why Trump’s agreement with Putin could help, but may not deliver immediate results.
Heartland’s “Socialist Watch 2026” mentioned on AM560 The Answer in Chicago
Dan Proft, the host of The Morning Answer on AM560 The Answer in Chicago mentioned the work of Editorial Director Chris Talgo, specifically his work on “Socialist Watch 2026” ahead of the midterm elections. The segment below is time-stamped. Just click to play.
Chris Talgo on Chicago’s Morning Answer with Dan Proft
After mentioning our work the previous day, AM560 host Dan Proft invited Chris Talgo on the program to talk more about Heartland’s Socialist Watch 2026. The clip is time-stamped. Just hit play.
Linnea Lueken on The Shaun Thompson Show in Chicago
Linnea was asked to be on the program to talk about Trump’s new and realistic automobile efficiency standards, repealing the Obama/Biden standards, which were ridiculous and unachieveable. Click play. Linnea Leuken’s hit is time stamped.
Chris Talgo on the Alan Nathan All Stars
Chris was asked on the show to talk about mindless opposition to AI data centers.
Chris Talgo on the Moon Griffon Show in Louisiana
Chris was invited on the program to talk about the 200-plus socialist candidates running for office in the midterms, and how they have a high chance of success. Click play. The audio is time-stamped for Chris’ spot.
Donald Kendal on The Shaun Thompson Show
Kendal was invited on The Shaun Thompson Show in Chicago’s AM560 to talk about AI and green energy. Click play. Kendal’s hit is time-stamped.
Linnea Lueken talking about the Suncor v. Boulder County case at the U.S. Supreme Court
Lueken breaks down how important this case is. If SCOTUS doesn’t rule in favor of Suncor “it could be a disaster for energy companies” and all Americans. If Boulder County wants to be a “dry county” when it comes to petrochemicals, it can go ahead. But it cannot sue in court to impose climate and energy policy worldwide. Click play. Her segment is time stamped.
Heartland’s Medicaid Report Card covered in North Carolina
The Carolina Journal radio news program covered Heartland’s Medicaid Report Card in this three-minute segment on WBT-FM in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Opinion Pieces by Heartland Staff
Earned Media
News stories, interviews, and third-party pieces that cite Heartland, its research, or its staff.
| Date | Headline | Outlet | How Heartland appears | URL |
| Oct. 26 | No, New York Times, California’s Climate Has Always Been a Land of Flood, Drought, and Fire | HotAir (Beege Welborn) | Excerpts and links Anthony Watts’s rebuttal of the New York Times | https://hotair.com/headlines/2026/10/26/no-new-york-times-californias-climate-has-always-been-a-land-of-flood-drought-and-fire-n3820316 |
| Oct. 25 | Watch: Coal: The Energy Source That Quietly Cleaned Up | Whatfinger News | Features Linnea Lueken’s Energy at a Glance video and identifies her as a Heartland senior fellow | https://raisingnews.whatfinger.com/watch-coal-the-energy-source-that-quietly-cleaned-up/ |
| Oct. 23 | [Video] Dr. Nir Shaviv: Podnebja ne določa samo CO2 | Domovina (Slovenia) | Mentions Heartland in a climate interview with astrophysicist Nir Shaviv | https://www.domovina.je/video-dr-nir-shaviv-podnebja-ne-doloca-samo-co2-vroca-tema-22-10-2026 |
| Oct. 21 | Climate Activists Using the Courts to Bypass Democracy | America Out Loud (podcast) | H. Sterling Burnett cited and quoted | https://www.americaoutloud.news/climate-activists-using-the-courts-to-bypass-democracy/ |
| Oct. 20 | Indiana ranks 32nd in national Medicaid report, study finds | NewsTalk WOWO (Fort Wayne) | Medicaid Report Card (Jack McPherrin); compares Indiana with neighboring states | https://wowo.com/indiana-ranks-32nd-in-national-medicaid-report-study-finds/ |
| Oct. 20 | STATE OF TUESDAY: The Conservative Establishment Is Planning For A Post-Trump GOP | The Daily Caller | Notes R Street’s Eli Lehrer came up through Heartland | https://dailycaller.com/2026/10/20/state-of-tuesday-conservative-establishment-donald-trump-gop-maga-neocons-civic-right/ |
| Oct. 17 | NYTimes Gets It Wrong: Climate Change Is Not Driving Seafood Prices | RedState (Ward Clark) | Builds on Linnea Lueken’s Climate Realism post | https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/10/17/nyt-gets-it-wrong-climate-change-is-not-driving-seafood-prices-n2208260 |
| Oct. 15 | The Cycles of Disinformation: 2 – Recurring Actors in Conspiracy Theories | Agence Science-Presse (Quebec) | Lists Heartland among recurring climate ‘disinformation’ actors (critical) | https://www.sciencepresse.qc.ca/actualites-scientifiques/detecteur-rumeurs/2026/10/15/cycles-desinformation-2-acteurs-recurrents |
| ~Oct. 14 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’ rise to power | The Horn News | Cites Heartland’s count of 200-plus socialist midterm candidates | https://thehornnews.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-rise-to-power/ |
| ~Oct. 13 | Can Democratic Project 2029 initiatives unite a fractured party? | WORLD | Saved in Instapaper; Heartland mention not confirmed (site blocked access) | https://wng.org/roundups/can-democratic-project-2029-initiatives-unite-a-fractured-party-1791924518 |
| Oct. 12 | Michigan Ad Warns against El-Sayed’s Medicare for All Plan | National Review | Exclusive on Heartland Impact’s six-figure Michigan ad buy | https://www.nationalreview.com/news/democrats-plan-to-bring-european-health-care-problems-to-michigan-new-ad-warns/ |
| ~Oct. 12 | Exclusive: Think tank urges Kansas lawmakers to end fraud, abuse in 340B program | The Center Square (also on KTBS) | Heartland Impact’s Kansas 340B ad campaign; Cameron Sholty quoted | https://www.thecentersquare.com/kansas/article_eee8f962-d60a-4791-9b35-ddb1c806f6e6.html |
| Oct. 12 | Gli Stati Uniti finanziano la destra europea, e lo scrivono sul sito del Dipartimento di Stato | Valigia Blu (Italy) | Revisits Heartland’s past work with Naomi Seibt (critical) | https://www.valigiablu.it/dipartimento-stato-usa-propaganda-maga-europa/ |
| Oct. 11 | UNITED NATIONS Officially Admits There Was No ‘Climate Change’ Emergency | Tuzara Post (Substack) | Cites Heartland and Climate Realism’s work on climate scenarios | https://tuzarapost.substack.com/p/united-nations-officially-admits |
| ~Oct. 8 | Supreme Court hears arguments in Boulder County, Colorado, climate case | ESG Dive | H. Sterling Burnett quoted (same story as Smart Cities Dive) | https://www.esgdive.com/news/supreme-court-hears-arguments-in-boulder-county-colorado-climate-case/832503/ |
| ~Oct. 8 | Digital Dominion: The Rise of AI, control, and the threat to humanity | ScoopNewsUSA | Cites Heartland/Rasmussen poll on AI | https://scoopnewsusa.com/digital-dominion-the-rise-of-ai-control-and-the-threat-to-humanity/ |
| ~Oct. 7 | Report ranks NC 48th in nation for how it runs Medicaid | Carolina Journal | Medicaid Report Card (Jack McPherrin) | https://www.carolinajournal.com/report-ranks-nc-48th-in-nation-for-how-it-runs-medicaid/ |
| ~Oct. 6 | Supreme Court hears arguments in Boulder County, Colorado, climate case | Smart Cities Dive (also on Yahoo News) | H. Sterling Burnett quoted from Heartland’s Supreme Court statement | https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/supreme-court-hears-arguments-in-boulder-county-colorado-climate-case/832251/ |
| Oct. 5 | Friends of Science Society Presents “Why You Should No Longer Fear Global Warming aka ‘Climate Change’” | Magnolia State Live (press release) | Announces Anthony Watts’s Nov. 16 talk in Calgary | https://smb.magnoliastatelive.com/article/Friends-of-Science-Society-Presents-Why-You-Should-No-Longer-Fear-Global-Warming-aka-Climate-Change-Now-Ticketing/6ac37851a74253059c7701b0 |
| Oct. 2 | CEI files amicus brief urging Supreme Court to review EPA’s particulate matter standards | Competitive Enterprise Institute | Names Heartland and Heartland Impact as co-signers of the amicus brief | https://cei.org/blog/cei-files-amicus-brief-urging-supreme-court-to-review-epas-particulate-matter-standards/ |
| Oct. 2 | Texas Climate Bombshell? New Report Challenges ‘Climate Crisis’ Claims on Extreme Heat, Hurricanes and Tornadoes | Katy Christian Magazine (Texas) | Texas State Climate Assessment (Climate at a Glance) | https://katychristianmagazine.com/2026/10/02/texas-climate-bombshell-new-report-challenges-climate-crisis-claims-on-extreme-heat-hurricanes-and-tornadoes/ |
| ~Oct. 2 | Full Disclosure for All, Including the “Selfless Defenders of the Environment” | Stephen Heins (Substack) | Cites Heartland’s donor base and zero government funding | https://stephenheins.substack.com/p/full-disclosure-for-all-including-3c9 |
| ~Oct. 1 | ALARM: Even the CO2 fairy tales were purely an excuse used to establish global government (VIDEO) | CZ24.news (Czech Republic) | Lists Heartland as a source | https://cz24.news/alarm-i-pohadky-o-co2-byly-ciste-zaminkou-kterou-pouzivaji-k-nastoleni-globalni-vlady-video/ |
Jim Lakely is the Vice President and Director of Communications of The Heartland Institute.
